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Apostolepis christineae Lema, 2002 (Serpentes: Xenodontinae: Elapomorphini): first record for Bolivia

2015; Pensoft Publishers; Volume: 11; Issue: 6 Linguagem: Inglês

10.15560/11.6.1814

ISSN

1809-127X

Autores

Omar Machado Entiauspe-Neto, Thales de Lema,

Tópico(s)

Wildlife Ecology and Conservation

Resumo

The fossorial snake Apostolepis christineae is an Elapomorphini species known only from a single specimen in Brazil. In this study, we report its occurrence to Bolivia, based on a male (BMNH 1907.10.31.62) from Puerto Suarez, Provincia German Busch, Departamento Santa Cruz, which was previously misidentified as Apostolepis vittata. This record extends the species distribution ca. 576 km west from its type locality. We also provide data on its morphological variation.

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